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November 2007 - Page 4 of 4 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create a Bunch of .WAV Files in a Folder?

November 7, 2007 Nov 7, 2007 11/7/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! For testing purposes I need to create a bunch of empty .WAV files in a folder. How can I write a script that will create those files for me?-- ZL(image) (image) (image) Hey, ZL. You know, yesterday was a very exciting day for the Scripting Guy who writes this column: he got to work from home, just like Scripting...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Make the Name of the File the First Line of Each Text File in a Folder?

November 6, 2007 Nov 6, 2007 11/6/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I make the name of the file the first line of each and every text file in a folder?-- DJ(image) (image) (image) Hey, DJ. And, by the way, we hope your day is going better than ours. Are we having a bad day? You might say that. For example, this morning the Scripting Guy who writes this column zoomed ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Remove All the Network Printers on a Computer?

November 2, 2007 Nov 2, 2007 11/2/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to delete or remove all network printers from a workstation with a VBScript script, similar to the way you removed all the network drives on a computer?-- WDC(image) (image) (image) Hey, WDC. If you’ve been following our daily TechEd preview report, then you know that the Scripting Guys have ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Determine the Value of the Last Cell in an Office Excel Range?

November 2, 2007 Nov 2, 2007 11/2/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the value of the last cell in a range like C1:C10?-- MJdR(image) (image) (image) Hey, MJdR. You know, just a few days ago word leaked that a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) press conference held to discuss the US government’s response to the recent spate of wildfires in ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Delete All the Files in a Folder Older Than 90 Days?

November 1, 2007 Nov 1, 2007 11/1/07
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! In Windows PowerShell, how can I determine the number of days difference between two dates? I want to be able to delete all the files in a folder that are more than 90 days old.-- JN(image) (image) (image) Hey, JN. You know, today is October 31st and, in the US at least, it’s the day when the dark underworld ...